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...The Frontier. ■ VOLUME XX11I. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2,1903. NUMBER 40. EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK | As Gleaned by the Frontier Reporter on his Daily Rounds About the Town |jp EVERYTHING THAT OCCUREI ” K Is Recorded Here, If Not it Escaper’ the Anxious and Tireless Search of Our Reporter Oil Meal at Horiskey. ' Go to Iloriskey’s for oil meal. Buy three Star gasoline at Horiskey V R. II. Murray was up from Page H Wednesday. House and lot for sale. Inquire oi ^ T. D. Handly. 4-118 vB I)r. ,T S. McDonald was down fron HP Atkinson last Friday. Jacob Rock, of Atkinson was in tin city last Friday. Attorney S. D. Thornton, of Heir i ;h was in the city Monday. B. A. Deyarman house and barn for sale. Dickson & Co. Use three Star gasoline, the highest, for sale by J. C. Horiskey. If you want a good riding plow If Bentley has one to sell you 40tf. Mrs. Louie Storm, of Spencer, was visitingrelativesin this city last week Mrs. S. J. Weekes left for Omaha last Friday morning for a short visit with her parents. Edward Adams, the Chambers banker and lumberman, was in the city Wednesday. Jake Kraft was down from Stuart Wednesday attending the Modern Woodman convention. 4 good rooms for rent over my Imple ment store. 40-2 Frank Cam pbell. Robert Hughes and Ida L. Beck, of V Brodie, were granted a marriage li * cense by Jugde Morgan on March 17. Thedivorce case of Mary Rosenbeery as Mark Rosenbeery, mention of which was made in these colums last vveek> has been dismissed. J. W. Finnigan, passenger conduc tor on the Elkhorn between Long Pine and Chadron, was jn the city Monday visiting friends. Several new buildings are planned for O’Neill this spring and summer and it promises to be a busy season for the mechanics and laborers. B E Sturdevant, Paul Schutlz and * William Bokhoff, of Atkinson, were ^ >n the city Wednesday attending the Modern Woodmen convention. Hugh O’Neill, t he celebrated “sage of Chelsea” was in O'Neill Monday disposing of some of his real estate holdings in the north part of Holt. $4 a ton paid in cash for old iron at Nye & Schneider’s otlice for the next two weeks. Also big price paid for old rubber, copper and brass. Cv SEE My line of wall paper direct '■ from factory. Don’t buy from dealers when you can save 25 per cent. See me. M. F. Cronin I have for sale one span good young work horses. Also 2 good second hand ' top buggies. 37-3 Frank Campbell. Fine large Early Rose seed potatoes for sale at market price. J. II. McAllister. 40-2 Agee, Neb. Farnk Phillips was over from the north country Wednesday to attend the county convention of the Modern Woodmen held in this city on that date. Raymond Bingson, aged 20 and Miss Gertrude Hutson, aged 21, of Middle Branch, were united in mar riage by Judge Morgan last Saturday afternoon. W. F. Grothe, of Atkinson, was a caller Wednesday renewing his sub scription and furnished the editor a good cigar on a son, and heir which ar rived at his home last week. Buggies, buggies, buggies—A car g load of the nicest and best that ever * came to O’Neill; if you want a snap now is your chance to call and get your pick.—Neil Brennan 45-tf For Sale—Seven hundred bushels of seed wheat. Farmers that want good seed give me a call; nine miles north and five miles west of O’Neill. 2-39 James Earley. GriHin Bros, have commenced the erection of a building 20x40 on the lots I&rprth of the O. O. Snyder Lumber x-'ompany’s oftice. When completed they will move their tailor shop there in. FOR RENT—The 240 acre Carlon farm adjoining O'Neill Running water, tine meadow and pasture. Dwelling, shade, etc. Apply at once to O. F. Biglin, O’Neill, Neb. Now is the time to buy or trade for a good short horn bull. The / Brook Farm Co., have 25 that can’t be ^ beat. J R. Thomas Foreman. Farm 10 miles northeast of O’Neill. Just opened up for the spring a very :ine assortment of Sioux City garden -eeds in bulk and in packages also nion setts, alfalfa and white clover due grass. 38tf Neil Brennan. We have too many anti-rust wash loilers and dish-pans. Must sell some of them to reduce the stock. Come ind get the reduced prices. O'Neill, Furniture and Hardware Co. Succes sors to M. A. McCaflery. . 39 The O’Neill, Furniture and Hard ware Co., successors to M. A. McCaf ferty, we want to go out of the lamp md queensware business and will sell it any old price to close out. Come U and see their stock. 39 Pat McGinnis left for Cody, Wyo„ Monday morning where he expects to nake 1 iis future home. The good wishes of 11is many O’Neill friends icconipany him and hope he will ac quire both wealth and fame in that own among tlie mountains. Charlie Meihatn, who lias been visit ing at the home of his sister Mrs. P. II. McNiehols for several months, re timed to his home in Milwaukee, Wis., Monday morning. Mrs. McNiehols accompanied him and will visit her relatives in that city for a couple of months. C. W. Moss, of Amelia, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Moss returned i short time ago from Chicago where lie had been in the hospital for sev eral months, hut has now about, re gained his old time vigor and his many friends are congratulating him upon his recovery. The Brook Farm Co., have Bulls for s le and their Dames have weighed2100 hundred. Brother stockman come and buy one of these bulls and grow 1800 hundred lb steers with the same feed you grow 1000 and 1200 lb ones. J. It. Thomson Foreman. Farm 10 miles northeast of O’Neill. Mr.' and Mrs. J. B Meilor are re joicing over the arrival of a son at their home last Monday morning. Jess says the firm of Meilor & Quilty will have to bo increased to admit Meilor Jr. to partnership and that the junior partner will be the managing member of tlie firm, or at least of the Meilor part of it. Call at Mrs. Fitzsummon’s and see the beautiful and stylish line of Eas ter hats on exhibition. The finest line of pretty and stylish ladies hats ever brought. Pattern hats always in stock and first-class trimmers to give them the artistic touch. Second door east of Hotel Evans. Michael Stafford, of Norfolk, was in the city Monday looking after business matters. Mr. Stafford disdained any knowledge of the intent of the com pany to put another passenger train on this division and as Mr. Stafford occupies an official position with the Elk horn it appears that if a new train was going on he would be aware of it,. Two thousand dollars worth of first, class furniture has been ordered by the O’Neill Furniture & Hardware Co., successors to M. A. McCafferty. Shipment will arrive about tire 15th of April. Very best goods and lowest prices. The stock of furniture on hand now will be disposed of very cheap to make room for the new stock. Anyone who desires to have paper pering, painting, calcemining and freseoeing done, it will be to their ad vantage to see me. 1 have had over forty years experience and will guar antee work to be first-class. Leave orders for work at Corrigan’s drug store or address me at Agee, Neb. 36-2 N. S. Thompson. The Hallderson Photo Company have comenced the erection of a gal lery 20x30 on the lots formerly occupi ed by their photo car on Fourth street. When completed they expect to have one of the neatest and most up-to-date galleries in the westequipped with all the latest machinery necessary to the production of first-class work. Clark Hough has purchased the lease held upon the Dewey Hotel from It. II. Wells A Co. and took possession last week. In the deal he also secured the lower livery barn and is now operating the same. Clark has had considerable experiense in the hotel busines and The Frontier predicts that he will make a success of t he Dewey. W. J O’Connor returned from Scran ton, I’a., last Saturday evening where he was called about three weeks ago on account of the serious illness of his mother. The illness proved fatal and she passed to the great beyond a couple of days after Mr. O’Connor ar rival. Will says things are homing in the mining towns of Pennsylvania. There is plenty of work at good wages and lots of money in circulation and tiie people seems contented, pros perous and happy. The following item clipped from an exchange might with truth, be appli ed to some of the O’Neill merchants. I The story is told of an old bachelor who liought a pair of socks and found attached toone of them a slip of paper with these words: “I am a lady of 20 and would like to correspond with a view to matrimony.” Name and ad dress weregiven. The bachelor wrote and in a few days got this letter. “Mamma was married twenty years ago. Tlie merchant you bought those socks from evidently did not advertise or lie would have sold them long ago. Mamma handed me your letter and said possibly I might- suit you, I am eighteen years old.” Attorneys Harrington and Mullen tiled a suit in the district court last Tuesday for Michael P. Jordon, of Rock county, against the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad, in which Jordon sues the above com pany for *40,000 damages on account of injuries alleged to have been re ceived while on a train operated on defendant’s road in July, 1901. Plain tiff alleges that he was a passenger on a train on defendant’s road and when the train arrived at Newport, the destination of plaintiff, he got out of his seat and walked to the door. About the time he reached the door the train stopped suddenly and plain tiff was thrown backwards and in jured his wrist, side and head in said fall and that said injuries have ser iously impaired the health of plaintiff. The case will probably come up at the next term of the district court. The county convention of the Mod ern Woodmen of America, composed of delegates from the various Wood men camps in this county was held in this city Wednesday morning. The convention was for the purpose of electing one delegate to attend the state camp to be held in South Omaha next month and for the purpose of se lecting the place for holding the next county convention. O. F Biglin was elected chairman and F. W. Phillips, clerk. A roll call of the several camps was taken to bringout the candidates and the names of the following gentle men were presented by their respec tive camps: B. E Sturdevant, Atkin son; W. B. Cooper, Chambers; C. Lockard, of Ewing. On the fourth ballot Mr. Sturdevant was elected. Mr. Lockard being elected alternate Upon motion O’Neill was elected as the place for holding the next county convention, after which the conven tion adjourned. While not as yet offlcialy announced we have it from good authority that tha Great Northern passenger train will again change time, possibly next Monday. Arrangements are being made to run the passinger as a mixed train .and take off the freight now running. Under the change contem plated trains will leave Sioux City and O’Neill every morning at 7 o’clock, taking eight hours for the run and reach the end of the division at 3 p. m. Thus the train leaving O’Neill at 7 o’clock in the morning would arrive at Sioux City at three in the afternoon and would remain thereuntil 7 o’clock the next morning when it would start back. The train leaving Sioux City at the same time would be here from three in the afternoon until 7 o’clock the next morning. The most important case tried at the recent term of the district court was the damage case of Axsel Hag bland against the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad. M. F. Harrington assisted by A. F. Mullen, conducted the case, for the plaintiff, while J. C. Sheehan, of Omaha, as - sisted by It. It. Dickson looked after the interests of the defendant. Ilag blad was injured by a train at Nor folk last December, having his head smashed and his scalp torn open which required fifty-six stitches to sew up He brought suit against the company for $20,000. The case was contested inch by inch by the oppos ing lawyers and the procedings each day attracted a large crowd. The ar gument of the attorneys on both sides were strong and convincing. The case was given to the jury at 11 o’clock last Thursday morning, at 9:20 Friday morning they returned a ver dict for plaintiff, assessing his dam ages at $4,000. South Dakota has long enjoyed the reputation of being the mecca sought by all who were desirous of being re lieved from the galling bonds of wed lock and many a member of New York’s “400” or Boston’s smart set has sought the capito) city of our sis ter state to gain the necessary resi dence prior to bringing their suit for divorce. Hundreds of this class of cifjzens reside in that state each year and several of the cities have organ ized what are known as “divorce com mittees” to advertise among the would-be divorcee or divorcer the mer its of their respective towns as places of abode during their enforced stay in the state. Dakota gained its popu larity as a divorce state because it was claimed divorces were easily and quickly obtained and without the notoriety that was gained by such ac tions ;in other states. Nebraska has never had a reputation as a divorce state but a divorce was granted in the district court in this county hist Mon day that for a speedy untying of the nuptial knot we think can discount our sister state. The case was I hat of Elizabeth J. Newman vs William II. Newman. In her petition for divorce plaintiff alleged that for six months past she laid been a resident of Ne braska and that defendant was also a resident of this county and state. She further alleged that they were mar ried near lied Oak, Iowa, in December, 1874, and that ever since that time she conducted herself toward defen dant as a faitliful, chaste and loving wife. She alleged further, in her pe tition, that defendant abandoned her in December, 1899,. and that lie has not lived witli her since that time and has not supported nor contribut ed her support since. For the reasons stated she prayed for a decree of di vorce and such oilier relief as might lie equitable. To thepetitionof plain tiff, defendant tiled an answer in which he admitted that they wer* married as stated in plaintiff’s peti tion and were and had been residents of Nebraska for six months, but denied each and every ot her allega tion. While defendant denied the main causes of action in plaintiff’s pe tition, lie entered no objection to the granting of the divorce. The petition was filed about 3:40 p. in.,Sand 10 min utes thereafter (he decree was grant ed. This ought u> be speedy enough to satisfy even the most particular of the Sioux Falls divorce colony. As to Exemption Laws. A correspondent in the Trade Ex hibit lias the following article upon the exemption laws which we publish for the benefit of a few in O’Neill who evade the payment of their just obligations at every op portunity: Dear Sir—A writer in the Examiner, over the name of Roderick Ramdam, speaking of some proposed legislation refers to merchants’ endeavor to ob tain a just collection law as "a legisla tive airship—that is to secure the nullification of the poor man’s protec tion,—the exemption law.” Either our friend is making a play to the gallery or else docs not know whereof to lie speaks. Does our friend know the present exemption laws? A head of family who has no lands, town lots or houses exempt as home stead shall have property to the value of $500.00 exempt from levy and execu tion. Then the statute, a relic of antiqui ty, adopted in this country in colonial times and at this day modernized but slightly, recites a few of the tilings in the way of personal property that shall be exempt—Rooks, Seat or Pew in Church, Burial Plot, all necessary wearing aparel for the family, beds and bedding stoves and cooking uten sils, all household furniture of value of $100.00, not before enumerated. One cow, three hogs, all pigs not over six monthsold. And if lie is a farmer, in addition, one yoke of oxen, or a pair of horses, ten sheep and the wool thereof, either in the braid or in yarn or clot h. Necessary food for the stock for a period of three months, one wagon, cart or dray, two plows and other farm implements not exceeding in value $50; provisions for self and family for six months and fuel for six months, the tools and implements of any mechanic; the library and instru ments of a professional man; a laborer, clerk or mechahic has sixty days wages exempt , which practically means that as sixty days wages are never owing to him at one time, he is always exempt. A homestead of the value of $2,000 is exempt. Now, in all fairness to the poor man it must lie said lie is as a rule, honest and lives within his means. A man who owns any or the classes of exempt property above enumerated is not in the strict sense, a poor man, and if lie contracts bills should be made to pay them. An honest man will not agree to con tribute according to his means toward liquidating his debts. This is all the mechanics ask. The bill, as proposed, simply provides that the court shall inquire into the debtor’s income and direct what portion, if any, shall be paid in installments, having due re gard to the debtor’s necessities. Every advanced state in the union has either already provided or is striving to provide better collection laws—aimed not at the poor man, but at the cheat. Every lawyer will tell you that not one in one hundred jugdrnents is col lected; not because the debtors are poor men, butbecause the debtors are, as a rule, dishonest men who hide behind their exemption. Perhaps it would be well to detine what one friend calls a poor man: It is the hard-working, sober man who has met with misfortune, is all, or out of work and wants to pay his dedts, but cannot. Then 1 believe in protecting him, and the law, as pro posed, does proteifc him. It is the harbened schemer who buys until his credit is exhauster in one place, then goes to another and so on, never paying anyone, but always re ligiously claiming ills exemption. Then the proposed law won’t protect him and Is intended to make such characters pay—an even t lien, it pro vides this shall lie done without hard hips to his family. Nothing In the way of progress has ever been started- upon its journey without opposition, and where possi ble, a play to tlie gallery. It would be extraordinary if a law in keeping with the modern ideas of justic and right, could be suggested without the usual cry. If one friend sends a deputy sherilT to collect a judgment, under tlie pres sure law, he finds the debtor sitting in an exempt chair, reading an exempt Bible, surrounded by exempt furni ture, cases tilled with exempt books, exempt pictures upon the walls, closets tilled withexempt clothing. Upstairs, wife is making up the exempt beds Withexempt bedding, in the kitchen, daughter Sallie is preparing dinner withexempt utensils, and an exempt stove; daughter Jane is setting the exempt table with exempt dishes. John Is feeding an exempt cow in the barn, Jimmy is feeding the exempt hogs and a lot of exempt pigs that never were six months of age. A team of exempt horses harnessed to a nice exempt wagon stand at tlie door. Ten exempt sheep are in tlie field, while stacks of exempt cloth made from the exempt wool repose in the closets. The barn is well filled with exempt food for the stock. In tlie tool house are exempt plows and other instruments, while in the store room are exempt provisions (not paid for) for thedebtor and his family sufficient for six months, and they have grand appetites. The coal bins are filled with exempt fuel sufficient for six months. Acress the road is an exempt burial plot, while adjoining in the church is an exempt pew, where on a Sunday the debtor assembles witli his family, while they sing, “Oh, Let Us be Joy ful,” and the sheriff returns tlie ex ecution “N. B.” I)o you think the exemption laws need amending? County News Notes. From The Atkinson (Jraplilo: Mrs. Clias. Holbrook of Minneapolis, Minn., arrived Wednesday and will visit her aunt, Mrs. J.' G. Murphy. Mrs Holbrook was formerly Miss Floence Brown and at one time was a teacher in our public school. Her many friends will be pleased to meet her. Wm. Stevens this morning started for Seattle, where he will look over the prospects for establishing a new home there. But he said before leav ing that it woould have to be pretty good if it induced him to leave Holt. Mr. George Millspaugh and family will move to Sheridan, Wyo., the lat ter part of this week, where Mr Mill spaugh will work at his trade. Misses Katie lvozisek and Mary Krztza came up from O’Neill, last week to attend the entertainment given by Miss Ilanna BadclifT at tlie Bercha school house. John II. Peterson and S. B. Sander son of Vermillion, S. I)., were here Saturday looking up land. We under stand they found what they wanted and will soon become residents among us. Prom Tlio Stuart Lodger Mr. and Mrs. S. Fort went to Chicago last week on account of the failing heath of Mr. Fort, who will take treatment there for a while and then go south to live. Mrs. Carberry is here from Dead wood, visiting her daughter Mrs. Frank Riglow. Mrs Sturdevant has been ill for some days at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Chittick. A Christian who has to be warmed over every revival is about as palata ble as dish of warmed over mush. Some persons who imagine them selves as wise as serpents and harm less as doves, are really harmful as serpents and silly as doves. Mrs. John Roberson died Mar. 20, 1903 at a hospital In Omaha. She has been an invalid since the birth of her last baby, over a year ago, and many times her life had been dispaired of. Florence A. Hudson, was born in Grant county Wisconsin, Mar. 6, 1804 and was manied to John Robertson Nov. 11,1883, nine children were born o this union, seven of which are now living. Although Mrs. Robertson was a member of no church, she was a Christian woman of high virtues, andf a loving mother, a devoted wife and a true friend. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Carpenter, and a large concourse of people followed the : remains to Cleveland cemetery. Mr. Mrs. Robertson’s former home was at Cleveland. Mrs. Robestson had lived in Holt county 26 years. D. M. Stuart, Frank Bailey, R. E. Chittick, Roswell Raskin, George Ilaskin, E. E. James were pall bearers. The sorrowing family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. Agee Items. Corn husking is almost over. Clarence and Irwin Simonson and John Crandell were duck hunting lest week. Miss Flora Wrede, who has been in Iowa visiting her sister tho past year, is again a resident of Holt county. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Simonson are the proud parents of a baby boy. Joe Wrede has given up going {to Montana. Good for Joe. There is no place like old Holt. R. E. Bowden is on the sick list this week> Agee Rose. Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were Ray visi tors Friday. Mr. John Gordon was at the county seat Sat urday. Myrtle Deyarman's school closed hist Friday. Oolmer and Estella Ross were iu town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have lately moved on the Wilcox farm. Karl and Ktta Shaw visited with Mr. Bigler’s folks Sunday. Mr. Wequist hauled lumber for Mr. Coombs last Saturday. Miss Etta Shaw of Paddock and Etta Bigler visited Estella Ross on Monday Mr. John VanKirk came over from Spencer last week. He will work for Mr. Coombs this summer. Mr. Coombs has two carpenters working on his new barn, they will soon have it completed. Mrs. Wequist and daughter, Mrs. Twyford, Mrs. Deyarmon and Myrtle were Ray callers Monday. Great Northern Line Return limit twenty-one days, stop overs allowed at intermediate points. For full information apply to Agent O’Neill, Neb., or Fred Rogers, G. P. A. , Sioux City. For Sale or Rent. bio acre tract, situated in section 16-29-12. Reasonable. Address Miss B. Kennedy, 20th and C streets, Lin coln, Neb. 38-4 Homeseekers Round Trip Rates. To all points in Northern Minneso ta, North Dakota, Montana, Washing ton, Oregon and Canada, first and third Tuesday of each month at rate of one fare plus $2. via the. Notice. The Democrats of O’Neill and Grat tan townships are requested to meet at John A. Harmon’s office, in O’Neill on Saturday evening April 4, at eight o’clock for the purpose of organizing a Democratic Club. Wm. Fallon, Chairman Co. Cent. Commltte The Market. [Special market letter from Nye& Buchanan Co., Live Stock Com mission Merchant* South Omaha, Nebraska]. South Omaha, April. 2, 1903. This week is bringing a little bet ter cattle market thus far. Receipt* have been moderate Wednesday’s market is 10 higher then last week’s close. We expect a iittile stronger market for a few days now. Stockers and feeders strong. We quote good beef steers *4.00 to $">.00, fair $4.10 to $4.50, warmed-up #3.85 to $4.10, choice cows and heifers $3.00 to $4.10, fair to good $3.00 to $3.50, cancers and cutters #1.75 to $2.50. Choice light Stockers and feed ers $4.20 to $4.40, good $3.75 to #4.20, Stockers heifers $3.00 to $3.25. Bulls slow at $2.00 to $3.80; veal $4.0 #4.00 to $0. Hog receipts fair. Range #7.00 to $7.35. Sheep receipts moderate. Market steaey. Killers Lambs $7.00-#7.25 Yearlings 6.25—0.75 Wethers 6.00—6.50 Ewes 5.25—5.50 Nye Buchanan Co. BO YEAR8* EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description map quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. 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